Gnoien is a small town in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 40 km southeast of Rostock. Famous people Bernd Olbricht (born 1956), canoeist. Friedrich Heyser (1857 - 1921), German portrait, landscape, and history painter. References Cities and towns in Mecklenburg Populated places established in the 13th century 1290s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1290 establishments in Europe Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin